Direct C≡C Triple Bond Formation from the C=C Double Bond and Direct Hydroxylation into the<i>o</i>-Position of a Nitro Group on the Benzene Nucleus with Potassium<i>t</i>-Butoxide in<i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-Dimethylformamide in the Air
4-diethylamino-4′ -nitrostilbene was measured to identify an anion radical species expected for explanation of the mechanism of the dehydrogenation reaction. Further, cyclic voltammetric measurements of a series of stilbenes and diphenylacetylenes were carried out in connection with the above mechanism. In many cases, interestingly, the use of a large excess of t-BuOK brought about succeeding hydroxylation
is quenched drastically by either decreasing or increasing solvent polarity. Fluorescence anisotropy studies show very good sensitivity of these compounds towards microviscosity of their immediate molecular environment. A white light emitting (WLE) gel was prepared using 4-(anthracen-9-ylethynyl)benzonitrile (AnPCN) and 4-(anthracen-9-ylethynyl)-N,N-dimethylaniline (AnPNMe2) by taking polyvinyl alcohol
through a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction between a nitrone component, equipped with a 9-ethynylanthracene optical tag, and a maleimide. Kinetic studies using NMR and UV-vis spectroscopies confirm that the replicator forms efficiently and with high diastereoselectivity, and this replication process brings about a dramatic change in optical properties of the sample-a change in the color of the fluorescence